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By Apolone Gentles, JD, CPA,CGA, FCCA, Bsc (Hons) | 3 Minutes Read December 4, 2017

Mitigate the risks associated with IT systems acquisition

Any organization which acquires IT systems must do so carefully. Among other reasons, systems may be costly, they may be critical to business operations, and they may create significant risks (for example a risk of security breaches). The following suggestions will help to mitigate some of the risks associated with IT systems acquisition:

Article by Apolone Gentles, JD, CPA,CGA, FCCA, Bsc (Hons) / Business, Finance and Accounting, Information Technology, Privacy / acquisitions, board oversight of IT, business case, cloud solutions, cyber security, IT risks, IT systems acquisition, mitigating IT risks, privacy breach, systems acquisition, user needs, user requirements

By Occasional Contributors | 3 Minutes Read November 25, 2015

Hospital privacy breach results in OSC laying charges

The Ontario Securities Commission has announced a series of criminal and quasi-criminal charges following an investigation related to the misuse of confidential patient information from the Rouge Valley Health System and the Scarborough Hospital.

Article by Occasional Contributors / Business, Information Technology, Privacy / criminal and quasi-criminal charges, cybersecurity, data protection, health information custodians, Ontario Securities Act, Personal Health Information Protection Act 2004, privacy breach, The Ontario Securities Commission

By McCarthy Tétrault LLP | 5 Minutes Read October 6, 2015

Digital Privacy Act is now law

The Digital Privacy Act (Bill S-4) passed into law, introducing (among other things) significant fines and mandatory breach notification (not yet in force) into the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).

Article by McCarthy Tétrault LLP / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Privacy / commercial activities, confidentiality, Digital Privacy Act, mandatory breach notification, personal information, personal information online, Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, PIPEDA, privacy breach, privacy policies, security safeguards.

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